"Although absolute differences in readings were small, they can result in substantially higher rates of false negatives and ...

Of 3 recommendations provided for home oxygen use in patients with COPD, a strong recommendation was made for providing at least 15 hours per day of long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) in those with ...

(RTTNews) - Masimo (MASI) said researchers concluded that the time between decrease in ORi and subsequent decrease in oxygen saturation or SpO2 "may allow preventive action," and that a higher ORi ...

Hypoxemia is a term that describes low levels of oxygen in the blood, specifically within arterial blood. The condition may indicate a problem with blood circulation or breathing and may present with ...

Maintaining targeted oxygen support at 90%-96% did not significantly increase supplemental oxygen–free days for approximately 1 month but safely reduced the use of supplemental oxygen without ...

The COVID-19 pandemic is a rapidly evolving global health crisis. The condition COVID-19 develops as a result of infection from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and can ...

image: The American Thoracic Society has developed a new clinical practice guideline for home oxygen therapy for children. The guideline appears in the Feb. 1 edition of the Society's American Journal ...

Given the extent of disagreement among observers regarding the color of infants observed under identical conditions (i.e., via video recording), the study authors concluded that real-world visual ...

Introduction: Supine sleeping is recommended to prevent sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Anecdotal evidence, however, suggests that cyanotic episodes are more common in neonates sleeping supine.

When you have low blood oxygen levels, you can experience shortness of breath and confusion. Hypoxemia is a serious health condition that requires urgent medical care. Hypoxemia is when you have low ...